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Transcaucasia

[ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪzjə]

Transcaucasia proper noun: a mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Proper noun

Transcaucasia (uncountable)

  1. A mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
    Synonyms:
    South Caucasus

Synonyms of Transcaucasia

Forms of Transcaucasia

alternative formTranscaucasus

Origin of Transcaucasia

From trans- + Caucasus. Calque of Russian Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, literally “beyond the Caucasus”), as viewed from the side of Russia.

Words formed from Transcaucasia

Questions about Transcaucasia

What does Transcaucasia mean?
Transcaucasia means a mountainous region of West Asia and Eastern Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising the republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
What part of speech is Transcaucasia?
Transcaucasia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Transcaucasia?
Transcaucasia is pronounced [ˌtɹænskɔːˈkeɪzjə].

Words near Transcaucasia in the dictionary

  1. Transcaspian Oblast
  2. Transcaspians
  3. transcategorial
  4. transcategorical
  5. transcatheter
  6. Transcaucasia
  7. Transcaucasian
  8. Transcaucasian SFSR
  9. Transcaucasians
  10. Transcaucasus
  11. transcaval

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